Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated
the world’s largest meditation centre Swarved Mahamandir in Uttar Paradesh’s Varanasi
on Monday.
Following the inauguration, he along
with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took a tour of the centre that can seat
20,000 people at a time for meditation.
Verses of the Swarveda have been carved
upon the walls of the Mahamandir – a seven-floor superstructure.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the
inauguration said the country has declared freedom from the slave mentality and
is feeling proud of its heritage.
“In the era of slavery, the oppressors
who made an effort to weaken Bharat first targeted our symbols. After
Independence, re-building of these cultural symbols was essential,” he said.
PM Modi said after Bharat gained
Independence, “there was an opposition to the rebuilding of the Somnath temple
and this thought process remained dominant for decades.”
The result of this was this was that the
country slipped into the pit of an inferiority complex and forgot to feel proud
of its heritage, he said.
“After seven decades of Independence,
the wheel of time has turned once again. The country has declared from the Red
Fort freedom from a slave mentality and a feeling of pride about its heritage.
“The work which started from Somnath has
now become a campaign. Today, the grandeur of Vishwanath is singing the tales
of Bharat’s glory,” said PM Modi.
For centuries, Bharat has been an
example of economic prosperity and physical development, the PM said, adding
that the government, society and saints are working together for the
rejuvenation of Kashi.
PTI
